If you define yourself as someone fixing education, there's nothing short-range you can do to fix education directly. It's labor intensive. You have to change the way people act. You have to convince people, and change people.
The art of good teaching begins when we can answer the questions our students are really trying to ask us, if only they knew how to do so. - Deborah Meier
The art of good teaching begins when we can answer the questions our students are really trying to ask us, if only they knew how to do so.
- Deborah Meier
I take enormous pleasure every time I see something that I've done that cannot be wiped out. In some way ... I guess it's a protest against mortality… - Deborah Meier
I take enormous pleasure every time I see something that I've done that cannot be wiped out. In some way ... I guess it's a protest against mortality…
If you define yourself as someone fixing education, there's nothing short-range you can do to fix education directly. It's labor intensive. You have … - Deborah Meier
If you define yourself as someone fixing education, there's nothing short-range you can do to fix education directly. It's labor intensive. You have …
A passion for learning...isn't something you have to inspire with; it's something you have to keep from extinguishing. - Deborah Meier
A passion for learning...isn't something you have to inspire with; it's something you have to keep from extinguishing.
Only secretly rebellious teachers have ever done right by our least advantaged kids. - Deborah Meier
Only secretly rebellious teachers have ever done right by our least advantaged kids.
Some people thought that if you put pressure on kids, parents, and teachers and schools, the pressure alone would produce results. It appealed to peo… - Deborah Meier
Some people thought that if you put pressure on kids, parents, and teachers and schools, the pressure alone would produce results. It appealed to peo…
Good schools, like good societies and good families, celebrate and cherish diversity. - Deborah Meier
Good schools, like good societies and good families, celebrate and cherish diversity.
Teaching is mostly listening, and learning is mostly telling. - Deborah Meier
Teaching is mostly listening, and learning is mostly telling.
The only thing they [government] want is better data. But data doesn't tell people someone is well educated. It's a vicious circle. There is some myt… - Deborah Meier
The only thing they [government] want is better data. But data doesn't tell people someone is well educated. It's a vicious circle. There is some myt…
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